Window and shutter lock.



W. A. JORDAN.

WINDOW AND SHUTTER LOCK. APPLIOATION IILBD 001'. e, 1908.

91 8,327. Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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WILLIAM ALEXANDER JORDAN, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-FOURTH TO OREGON W. LONG AND ONE-FOURTH TO WILLIAM E. VOELKEL, JR,BOTH OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

WINDOW AND SHUTTER LOOK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM ALEXANDER JORDAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented a new and useful \Vindow and Shutter Look, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in window andshutter locks.

The object of the present invention is to improve I the construction ofwindow and shutter locks, and to provide a simple, inexpensive andeihcient shutter lock, adapted to be readily applied to a shutter oranalogous closure, and capable of enabling the same to be securelylocked so that it will be impossible to open the shutter from theexterior without destroying it.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shutter lock of thischaracter, equipped with key actuated mechanism for locking the catch inengagement with the lug or keeper of a window sill and adapted also tobe used independently of the key actuated mechanism when desired.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to with- I out departingfrom the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing z l igure 1 is an elevation of a window and shutter lock,constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to aportion of a shutter and a window sill. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken substantially on theline 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. '1. is a rear elevation of the shutter look.big. 5 is a horizontal sectional view, taken substantially on the line 55 of Fig.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all theiigures of the drawing.

The window and shutter lock comprises in its construction a lock casingconsisting of a vertical back plate 1 and a shell or casing 2,

rovided with side ilanges 2 to receive the back plate and secured to thelatter by means of screws 3 and 4. The screw 3 pierces the Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed October 6, 1908.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Serial No. 456,371.

I shell and engages a threaded perforation 5 of the back plate 1 of thelock casing. The other screws 4 pierce the shell and the back plate andengage the shutter 6 and serve as a means for securing the shutter lockto the shutter.

The back plate is provided with a depending extension 7, having avertical slot 8 and provided at opposite sides of the lower portionthereof with hearing recesses 9 for the reception of a pivot or pintle10 of a substantially hook-shaped catch 11. The catch is passed throughthe slot of the back plate of the look from the rear face of the saidplate, and the pivot or pintle is arranged within the bearing recesses9. The shell 2 of the tion with a slot 12 in which the upper portion ofthe pivoted catch 11 operates. The catch, which extends from the lowerportion of the lock casing, is provided at its outer or enga ing end 13with a loop 14, forming a hand e or finger piece by means of which thecatch may be readily lifted out of engagement with a kee or 15, but itis adapted to cooperate with t 1e ordinary lug of a window sill. Thekeeper 15 is secured to the window sill 16 by means of a screw 17, orother suitable fastening device, and the catch is locked .in engagementwith the keeper by means of a vertically movable bolt 18, engaging thecatch above and in advance of the pivot thereof, as clearly illustratedin Fig. 2 of the drawing. The upper portion of the inner end of thecatch is recessed. or cut away to receive the lower engaging portion ofthe bolt, and the recess forms a vertical shoulder 19, which iitsagainst the bolt, whereby when the bolt is in its locked position thecatch will be firmly retained in engagement with the keeper of thewindow sill. Any forward pressure or strain on the outer end of thecatch 0 )eratos to press the bolt against the back p ate of the lockcasing and does not tend to raise the bolt, so that it is impossible todisengage the catch from the keeper without reciprocating the bolt.

The belt, which is simply guided in the lock casing, is provided at itsupper portion with a longitudinally disposed arcuate slot 20 throughwhich passes the screw 3, and the lower engaging portion of the bolt isangularly bent to off-set it from the plane of the upper portion, asclearly shown in Fig. 2 ol' the drawing. The bolt is provided at onelook casing is also provided at its lower porside with a key-receivingrecess 21, and it is engaged at the opposite side by a longitudinalspring 22, which prevents accidental movement of the bolt. The spring,which is suitably mounted at its ends within the lock casing, permitsthe bolt to reciprocate and at the same time maintains a constantpressure on the bolt, which is provided with a tapered lug or projection23 lor engaging the spring. The key-receiving recess is tapered andpresents opposite inclined sides to the bit of a key 24:, which isadapted to be rotated to reciprocate the bolt to carry the same into andout of engagement with the pivoted catch. l fhen the catch is locked inengagement with the keeper of the window sill, it is impossible to openthe shutter without destroying it. Yr hen the bolt is raised,

the catch is adapted to be used independently of the lock and may bereadily swung into and out of engagement with the keeper 15. The shell 2of the lock casing is provided with a suitable key hole 25, and thebacr: plate is equipped with a stud 26 to receive the barrel of the key.Any other form of key, however, may be employed for actuating the bolt.

The window and shutter lock is also adapted for fastening the lowersashof a window to the window sill, and it is preferably applied to thecenter of the bottom bar of the lower sash. l i hen the bottom bar ofthe frame of the lower sash is of sui'hcient width, the lock can. bearranged in a vertical position, similar to that illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, but when the bottom bar or rail of the lower sashis too narrow to accommodate the lock casing in a vertical position, ahorizontal lock casing having suitable bearings for the verticallyswinging catch may be employed. l he bolt of. the locking mechanism willthen move horizontally and engage the catch back of the verticalshoulder. T he keeper will be applied to the Window sill and will beengaged by the catch in the manner before described- Having thus fullydescribed'my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. A window and shutter lock comprising a casing, a pivoted catchextending from the lower end of the casing in position for engag ingakeeper, and key-operated locking mechanism located within the casmg andincludpivoted catch and movable into and out of;

engagement with the shoulder oi the catch.

3. window and shutter look a. lock casing, a catch pivotally connectedwith and extending outwardly from the lock.

casing, a vertically reciprocatable bolt having an arcuate slot andlocated. above and arranged to en age the catch in advance of thepivotof the same, said bolt being also provided at one side with akeyreceiving recess,

a longitudinal spring. located at the opposite side of the bolt andengaging the same, and a screw mounted in the lock casing and passingthrough the arcuate slot of the bolt.

in testimony that I claim the ioregoin as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

W WILLIAM ALEXANDER JORDAN.

l"? itn esses SIDNEY F. GAUTIER, J. H. FERGUSON.

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